Pet Friendly Building My Ass

[jedimaster91]

I just re looked at the site and in the very bottom corner it says small quiet animals only. I didnt see that before. I dont plan on making a fuss if they say no since its obviously the rules but its very disappointing.

"Small quiet pets" frankly fails to include almost any kind of dog. They're either at least medium-sized or tend towards yappy. A well-trained Corgi might just be an exception, maybe. The really big dog breeds are usually the quietest, oddly enough.

Came here to say that. Although I think hounds may be an exception because my coonhound barks about as much as my beagle. And they bark at pretty much everything.

[Misanthropical]

I find that somewhat ridiculous. Just because a dog is small does not mean that it's quiet and non-vicious. Hell, most small dogs do nothing but yap yap yap yap all day long and are more vicious than several accused "bully" dogs.

Bear would not be allowed in hardly any apartments, and she's just a big black marshmallow and she hardly ever barks anymore. I can't guarantee she'd never do it, she might if she moved somewhere new or where a lot of people lived and a lot of footsteps would be heard, but she is not a loud dog. But because of her size, nope.

But then again, it's not a good idea to keep larger breeds of dogs in small 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. It's really not fair to them, they need yards and bigger living spaces.

Tell me about it! We don't have any pets and live in a townhouse with the firewalls in between and only the small dogs are allowed. Our new next door neighbor has pets who do nothing but yap yap yap yap all damn day! from the time they go to work till they get back! GRRR! One of these days I'm going to go over there and either punt the dog or the neighbor, but since I'm an animal lover it will probably be the neighbor!

[Dreamstalker]

Residence allows "non-aggressive fish" only - i.e. no bettas I'm assuming.

That's one I haven't heard before. Are they afraid someone will get a piranha to keep out the maintenance guys?

[Green_Fairy]

Tell me about it! We don't have any pets and live in a townhouse with the firewalls in between and only the small dogs are allowed. Our new next door neighbor has pets who do nothing but yap yap yap yap all damn day! from the time they go to work till they get back! GRRR! One of these days I'm going to go over there and either punt the dog or the neighbor, but since I'm an animal lover it will probably be the neighbor!

complain immediately to the land lord. you have your right to silence. while they have the right to have a dog, their rights end as soon as yours are infringed upon. as my highschool gov teacher used to say "my right the flail my arms around ends as soon as they reach your nose"

[dalesys]

..."My right to flail my arms around ends as soon as they reach your nose"

... And some neighbors are exuberantly nosey. In comparison to them Jumbo had a crater in the middle of his face.

[blas]

Ah yes, non aggressive fish only....I missed that part, lol.

I will have to get a beta or pirana for the next time I get a surprise inspection

[Magpie]

That's one I haven't heard before. Are they afraid someone will get a piranha to keep out the maintenance guys?

I've heard theories that it was to prevent people from having fighting fish for betting purposes. Or maybe you aren't supposed to have any fish that can eat your roommate's goldfish.

[AccountingDrone]

when The Boy and i moved into the place we're moving out of, we were gonna get a dog...probably an american bull. but then we found out that we aren't allowed to get a "vicious" breed. which apparently means any type of bull dog, dobermans, huskies, rots, boxers...and some others that i can't remember. which i think is crap cuz i've met some chihuahuas that are meaner than any pitbull.

Pity you are not handicapped ... I can get pretty much any dog I want and have it trained up as an assistance dog, and in the US they can not do anything about it. I am actually partial to Rhodesian Ridgebacks ....

[Misanthropical]

Department stores *sigh*, I hope they allow you to have the labradoodle. I don't get why they don't mind yappy dogs but not the ones who would probably be a lot quieter. I just looked up pictures of labradoodle and they are so adorable!

AccountingDrone, I wonder if the big dogs can be labeled a handicap dog and the landlord can not charge extra?

My two sons both have a handicap and while I haven't been labeled handicap yet from the pain issues I'm sure it's coming. I already have the temp. handicap tag that ends at the end of next month.

I love dogs as does my family and the only reason we never had one was because the price jump in rent to have one and we already had a couple of huge jumps already without having one simply because a casino was forced on the town that the citizens didn't want.

[jedimaster91]

Department stores *sigh*, I hope they allow you to have the labradoodle. I don't get why they don't mind yappy dogs but not the ones who would probably be a lot quieter. I just looked up pictures of labradoodle and they are so adorable!

They're also very soft like a chinchilla. A humongous chinchilla.

[AccountingDrone]

Department stores *sigh*, I hope they allow you to have the labradoodle. I don't get why they don't mind yappy dogs but not the ones who would probably be a lot quieter. I just looked up pictures of labradoodle and they are so adorable!

AccountingDrone, I wonder if the big dogs can be labeled a handicap dog and the landlord can not charge extra?

My two sons both have a handicap and while I haven't been labeled handicap yet from the pain issues I'm sure it's coming. I already have the temp. handicap tag that ends at the end of next month.

I love dogs as does my family and the only reason we never had one was because the price jump in rent to have one and we already had a couple of huge jumps already without having one simply because a casino was forced on the town that the citizens didn't want.

It all depends, the dogs actually have to be actual aid dogs, not just random dogs ... for me the dog would be trained to fetch stuff like keys, remotes, small items [a friend of mine has his dog trained to open the fridge, get him a can of beer and close the door. He jokes that if the dog figures out how to pop open the beer he is sunk ] and open and close a door fitted with a special type of handle, and some other stuff like that [including towing me in a wheelchair, which tends to offend people the most of all service dog activities]

There are a number of 'configurations' of service dog training, so it would depend on if you could get your doctor to write you a 'prescription' for the dog. If the scrip is in the form of 'needs dog to prevent anxiety' the doc bloody well better be a shrink, and the person should be on meds. I get tired of people trying to secure service dog status for their decorative lap rats simply because they want to carry them wherever they go and not because they actually are handicapped and need the dog.

[sorry, hot button issue for myself and lots of fellow gimps is people trying to secure status they actually are not qualified to need ... I personally would love to be able to walk normally like everybody else. Hell, I'd like to be able to just use a cane.]

[Dreamstalker]

I've heard theories that it was to prevent people from having fighting fish for betting purposes.

A few months ago, there was a raid on a finch-fighting ring in this state. So in that vein, fish-fighting would make a twisted sort of sense; minimize suspicion and all that.

[LillFilly]

Yes, I agree; small dogs can be MUCH noisier than large ones. Large ones don't have anything to prove!

My apt. has a $400 pet deposit per pet, and then no dogs over 16 inches at the shoulder (they wouldn't let the neighbor have his jack russell mix because it was 17in); but this rule started a few years ago and some people had their huge dogs grandfathered in.

I don't like that they lure you in, then impose some unwritten regulation on you.

Luckily, ours say any animal that lives in a cage/tank is fine

So, snakes, dragons and ferrets are a go with no deposit!

[Magpie]

Luckily, ours say any animal that lives in a cage/tank is fine

So, snakes, dragons and ferrets are a go with no deposit!

There's a bit of a de-facto restriction on anything which requires a cage too big to fit through the doors. Unless we're talking harrekkis?

[Misanthropical]

It all depends, the dogs actually have to be actual aid dogs, not just random dogs ... for me the dog would be trained to fetch stuff like keys, remotes, small items [a friend of mine has his dog trained to open the fridge, get him a can of beer and close the door. He jokes that if the dog figures out how to pop open the beer he is sunk ] and open and close a door fitted with a special type of handle, and some other stuff like that [including towing me in a wheelchair, which tends to offend people the most of all service dog activities]

There are a number of 'configurations' of service dog training, so it would depend on if you could get your doctor to write you a 'prescription' for the dog. If the scrip is in the form of 'needs dog to prevent anxiety' the doc bloody well better be a shrink, and the person should be on meds. I get tired of people trying to secure service dog status for their decorative lap rats simply because they want to carry them wherever they go and not because they actually are handicapped and need the dog.

[sorry, hot button issue for myself and lots of fellow gimps is people trying to secure status they actually are not qualified to need ... I personally would love to be able to walk normally like everybody else. Hell, I'd like to be able to just use a cane.]

I was just wishing out loud about having a huge cuddly dog and not having to pay a pet fee and wondering if the dog was too big. I wouldn't actually try to pull off a con. I wouldn't be able to live with myself. I believe in karma too much. I do love dogs though and I think it's a shame my children are growing up without one.